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{{otheruses|USE=Salamanders' fortress-monastery|OTHERUSE=vehicle|OTHERPAGE=Land Raider Prometheus}}{{MoonsPortal}}{{SalamandersPortal}}{{Moons|Map=Galaxy-Rift-Ultima.jpg|Cross X=133|Cross Y=167|Cross Text=Prometheus|Planetary Image=Unknown.jpg|Name=Prometheus|Segmentum=[[Ultima Segmentum]]|Sector=|Subsector=|System=[[Nocturne System]]|Primary=[[Nocturne]]|Population=|Affiliation=[[Imperium]]|Class=Moon/[[Adeptus Astartes]] [[Fortress Monastery]] |Tithe Grade=[[Aptus Non]]}}'''Prometheus''' is [[Nocturne|Nocturne's]]'s moon and the [[Fortressfortress-monastery]] of the [[Salamanders]]. The monastery is the only construction built there and has a great dock were is the chapterscentre of the Salamanders' [[Strike Cruisers]] logistics and [[Battle Barge]]s can be restoredadministration. Being an over-sized moon, it Prometheus causes massive stress on Nocturne's tectonic plates, resulting in an event, known as the '''Time of Trials''', which occurs every Nocturne year (15 [[Terra]]n years). During this time, the tectonic stresses induced by the increased gravitational pull of Prometheus cause the planet's tectonic platesthousands of active volcanoes to erupt and the seas rise up in vast waves. {{Fn|1}}
An event==Overview==As befits the centre of the Chapter's command, which Prometheus is the site of the '''''Pantheon'''''. The Pantheon is known a council comprised of 18 seats, the number of the former [[Space Marine Legion|Legion]], each one dedicated to one of the Chapter's positions of command{{Fn|2b}}: *One seat for the [[Tu'Shan|Regent of Prometheus]]{{Fn|2a}}, as the Time Chapter Master is named*Six seats for the [[Space Marine Captain|Company Captains]]*One seat each for the [[Apothecarion]], [[Librarius (Fortress-monastery)|Librarius]], [[Chaplaincy]] and [[Master of the Fleet|Fleet]]*Three seats for the [[Armoury]] and the [[Master of the Forge|Masters of the Forge]]. *A further three seats are reserved for guests who are invited with the consent of the rest of the council. *The final seat is reserved for the most enigmatic position within the Chapter - that of the [[Forgefather]]. As the Chapter's focal point, Prometheus is also home to the '''Hall of Relics'''{{Fn|2b}}, a vast area containing a great number of shrines and reliquaries devoted to heroes of the Chapter. Within its walls, shrines can be found to [[Xavier]], the most renowned [[Chaplain]] of Trialsthe Salamanders, [[T'kell]], a legendary Master of the Forge in the days of [[Vulkan]], and [[Kesare]], occurs every the great firedrake Vulkan slew during his trials against the [[Emperor of Mankind|Outlander]].{{Fn|2b}} Despite Prometheus being the nominal home of the Chapter, the majority of the Salamanders are dispersed across Nocturne's surface,{{Fn|2a}} with only the [[Firedrakes]] and the [[Neophyte]]s remaining within Prometheus's walls.{{Fn|2b}} However, access for the other Companies to Prometheus is facilitated by numerous [[teleportation]] year (15 points situated all across Nocturne's surface.{{Fn|2b}} The Teleportarium of Prometheus is extensive and, upon ten translation points, each more than capable of supporting a full squad of Firedrakes in [[TerraTerminator armour]]n years, the whole of the [[1st Company (Salamanders) |1st Company]] may be deployed via teleportation. During this time{{Fn|2b}} Prometheus is the site of the [[Salamanders Fleet]] and as such, it plays host to a great dock where the planetchapter's thousands of active volcanoes erupt [[Strike Cruiser]]s and [[Battle Barge]]s can be restored. Along with the seas rise up fleet in general, one of the Chapter's greatest relics, the ''[[Chalice of Fire (Salamanders)|Chalice of Fire]]'', a vast waves[[forge-ship]] of Vulkan's that provides most of the Chapter's armament, is moored at Prometheus. Another of [[Artefacts of Vulkan|Vulkan's Relics]], an array of space-bound lasers known as the ''[[Eye of Vulkan]]'', orbits Prometheus, protecting it from attack.<sup>1</sup>{{Fn|3}} ==See also==*[[Moons (List)]]
==Sources==
{{Citation issues}}* <sup>{{Endn|1</sup>}}: [[Index Astartes IV]],{{Cite Marker End}}*2: [[Salamander (Novel)]]:**{{Endn|2a}}: Chapter One, Part II, pgs. 27–29**{{Endn|2b}}: Chapter Four, Part I, pgs. 129–133*{{Endn|3}}: [[Nocturne (Novel)]] - Chapter 8
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